News

September 2016

Grosso is back in full work, aiming for the Oktoberfest series at Spruce Meadows. It'll be nice to get back in the ring!

Sally and Sammy are doing wonderful, he will be weaned at the end of October and will head to his new owners at that time. Sally is in foal to Diktator van de Boslandhoeve. That foal is offered in utero for sale.

Jinzi 10-18 will be backed next month. Hard to believe she is already 2 1/2. I like to start them very lightly and then leave them for the winter. The plan is currently to breed her in May/June and then put her back to work after a few months to settle her pregnancy. If we can have her ready in time, we will aim for the Royal Winter Fair cup classes and she will be presented to KWPN for predicates (hopefully!) and to try her hand at the free jump.

August 2016

Wibiola H is confirmed in foal to Diktator van de Boslandhoeve! I have loved this Thunder van de Zuuthoeve son for a long time so I am thrilled for this pregnancy!!

​

​Landslide, a.k.a. Sammy, is growing like a weed!!

May 2016

Phew! Time for an update!

Wibiola H had a lovely colt by Lestat (Lordanos) May 20th! This handsome man will be off to his new home in BC once he is weaned. Wibiola is being a wonderful first time mother and the colt had LOOONG legs and a great shoulder, he is going to outgrow his mama!

​He will be registered Landslide 10-18

December 2015

I'm rather behind on my updates!Grosso and I went to our first show in October at Spruce Meadows and competed in some little .80 and .90 classes. He was wonderful and we got a 2nd place in a very big class and would have won the clear round ;)

He's now gone into a program with Samantha Pritchard at Elation Equine Services while I take a little bit of time to balance life and work. We are planning a transfer at work and the next couple months will be a little crazy! He is going to learn so much in her program and sadly.. my horse gets to go to California while I stay in cold Alberta.. Unfair!

Wibiola H is starting to show her little baby belly. The countdown will be on before we know it and she is due May 16th!She's nice and fuzzy and ready for winter. Such a pretty mare. I look forward to seeing this foal! She should throw lots of colour on top of a wonderful, kind hearted jumper foal!

June/July 2015

After a busy couple of months we can say excitedly that Wibiola H is pregnant!! She will be having a foal by the Lordanos son Lestat who is newly standing in Canada at Dreamscape farm. This foal is already spoken for!

We are planning to breed Wibiola H to Grand Slam VDL next season!

Sadly, Zinzi has not conceived for us again this year and may be making a change in her career in the near future. We are grateful to have her daughter Jinzi to carry on the wonderful bloodlines.

We are tentatively planning to breed Jinzi to Balou du Rouet by Embryo Transfer next season.

We have added a new face to the herd too! This time a gelding! After having a couple of kids in the last few years it was time for me to get back in the saddle full time! I'm the proud new owner of the Hanoverian Grosso Gold. He was formerly a breeding stallion but was gelded a few years back. Looking forward to getting back into the jumper ring and polishing my skills.

May 2015

The stunning firecracker of a filly 'Kalamita 10-18' has been sold to an outstanding new home in Eastern Ontario!I will be very very sad to see her go but the new owner has agreed to allow me to retain an embryo once she is of breeding age! I'm excited to hopefully be able to have a foal of hers back in the program down the line!

Wibiola H and Zinzi are both at the vet and have been bred to Balou du Rouet. We are awaiting their pregnancy checks and hoping for the best!!

April 2015

May 1!! This month is coming with a bang! Our wonderful recipient mare Spark has produced her precious Indoctro x Nimmerdor cargo. This GORGEOUS little filly is less than 12 hours old in the picture and you can already see how SPECIAL she is!! Conformationally gorgeous, this one is going to JUMP JUMP JUMP!

Mom and baby are doing very very well, she was up and nursing no problem and mom needed a bit of help but is a super star for a maiden mare! Loves her little girl so much!

March 2015

Wow! Spring has hit Alberta early this year and we are not complaining!!Unfortunately the paddocks are a muddy, sloppy mess, but fingers crossed they dry up quickly. I expect we'll still get some more snow but for now there's hardly a sign of it left!

The countdown is ON! 54 days until Spark is due with her precious Indoctro x Nimmerdor cargo!! She is enjoying the attention she is getting and fingers crossed she is a wonderful mommy. So far she has been a great vessel for growing this little superstar!

This foal may yet be offered for sale! If you are interested in information please let me know. I would like to see it go to a competition home.

January/February 2015

Happy New Year! Getting a bit behind here!

Breeding plans for the coming spring are underway and we are looking at a number of exciting stallions. Zinzi will likely be bred back to Contendro first, and if we are unlucky in that again we are planning to use Balou du Rouet as a backup. He is known 'rocket fuel' for getting mares pregnant!! Nearly as good as fresh cooled.

Also excited to announce that a new mare will be joining the band. I will wait until she arrives to announce, but she is an imported Dutch Warmblood mare that has some great competition miles under her belt and some very interesting old dutch blood! Lots of options for stallion choices for this mare! Her date this year is already chosen and will be a custom foal.

December 2014

Bit of a December bummer to find out Zinzi has slipped her Contendro foal! She will go back to work and do a little showing before being bred again in the spring! We will likely repeat the cross since the buyer obviously very disappointed too and interested in her 2016 foal! On that line, we are considering doing an ET with her as well.

Merry Christmas and Happy new Year!

October / November 2014

The weather is getting cold!! The girls are growing nice thick coats and nice round bellies!!Jinny will be getting weaned soon and will be spending a little time with some cute little welsh ponies that are also leaving their mommas. I'm looking forward to spending lots of one on one time with her.

I'm happy to be back in the saddle, looking now for a new project.

September 2014

The recipient mare carrying the Indoctro x Nimmerdor foal has made the move across the country and has joined us here in Alberta. Sadly it snowed the day of her arrival.. poor girl didn't know what she was in for!Jinzi 10-18 is looking fantastic. I'm disappointed there was no Keuring here this year, she is a really top foal. The sibling by Contendro is available for sale in Utero.

August 2014

Phew!! It's been a busy few weeks! We welcomed our son into the world on the 26th of July!!I'm taking my time healing up and hoping to get back in the saddle in the near future!

I'm also excited to announce that Sniper Ridge Sporthorses will be retaining the Lupicor x Clinton filly Jinzi 10-18 in a partnership with Baloumerang's new owner Genevieve Edwards of Echelon Sporthorses down in Guyton Georgia! She will stay here in Canada with me until she's really to start her competition career at which point she'll head down to Georgia to start a program with Genevieve! After the wonderful job she has been doing with Boomer since he headed down there, we're very excited for the future of this partnership!!

July 2014

Jinzi is growing up beautifully! I am so very pleased with this little filly!I've decided to try a very different type of stallion for Zinzi this year and I'm very excited to announce she is pregnant!!We are expecting a June 2015 foal from her and Contendro I.

With this cross, I am expecting much more suspension in the foal. It will also likely be a more compact type! Contendro I is in the top 10 for jumper breeding for WBFSH, but has been known to produce dressage type horses as well. He is known to cross well on more substantial mares (which ZInzi is of course!)

This foal will be offered for sale In Utero.

I have also listed the colt option for our other expected foal for sale! What a chance to get such an exciting cross right here in Canada! Out of a mare bred by the famous VDL stud and with Nimmerdor as a sire and Landgraf as a damsire. I used Indoctro on her and am very excited that we have been successful in obtaining a pregnancy! Special thanks to DVM Claire Plante! And extra special thanks to Sparks, the Standardbred mare who will be carrying this Embryo Transfer foal for us!!

June 2014

230 AM on June 7 ZInzi graced us with a beautiful little filly! She is perfect as is with her pretty socks, but may end up turning grey!

She will be registered 'Jinzi 10-18' I have not yet decided if I will sell her yet!

** First pregnancy confirmed!!!**I took a VERY big risk and purchased an embryo from the outstanding direct Nimmerdor daughter VDL Ratina. We chose Indoctro for her and did an embryo transfer.. I'm VERY excited for this May 2015 foal!!

'Jinzi 10-18' (Jinny)2014 KWPN fillyLupicor x Clinton/Nimmerdor

May 2014

Ginger is coming back home for the summer. She is still for sale, however she has been off intermittently in her right front fetlock. She X-rays clean though so we're going to give her the summer off and start her back up in the fall! She is a lovely 7 year old 16.3h warmblood mare. Will be suitable for an amateur rider and is a lot of fun to ride.I will list her once she is back in shape and sound!

Zinzi is starting to bag up and will be heading to another farm to be monitored for foaling out! Very excited to see this foal!

March/April 2014

Sorry for the lazy joined months of news :)Boomer has settled in to his new home and is very loved! I love seeing the updates and I couldn't have picked a better home for him, I'm so excited for his future!

Lacey has also found a new home in Kelowna BC at a wonderful Hunter/Jumper facility. She is already spoiled to bits and seems to have settled in very easily. I was so sad to see her go, but I just know that with baby #2 on the way I needed to get her into a home where she'll get used to her potential! I can't wait to see her in the ring cleaning up in the years to come!

Now I await Zinzi's foal, due in June!

There is some MORE exciting news on the horizon and I hope it all comes together!!

January/February 2014

Happy New Year!!

The cold cold COLD weather has been putting a damper on things, but I'm excited to report that Baloumerang SV will be heading to his new home in Georgia very soon! (I'm trying to convince the new owner to take me with him!!)He will get really wonderful show experiences down there and I can't wait to see him develop into a star!

The girls are happy just hanging out and are both looking fantastic! I think we're all enjoying a little break!!

I've added a number of sale horses to the Sale section that were bred/owner by my coach and/or her clients/trainers at Tackaberry Farm in Airdrie Ab. These are really wonderful, high end animals that I am happy to help market. Tackaberry is an excellent facility who really take the time to raise their youngsters well. You would not go wrong with one of their horses as an investment!

December 2013

Happy holidays! I'm falling a little behind! The weather has been just horrendous!! Very very cold and lots of very snowy days.. yuck!Boomer had a bit of a break over the holidays and came back a superstar. I think the time off might have really helped him!! He was confidently taking contact and stepping under himself.. really great! He jumped his first cavalettis and handled it like an old pro. Looking forward to the coming months.

The girls are wooly mammoths and loving life! Lacey is still just as adorable despite the major fuzzies!

November 2013

Zinzi is just starting to fill out in the flanks :) That Lupicor baby is growing big and strong!I'm now considering stallions for next year!

Boomer is doing really fantastic, starting over poles and soon over cavaletti, I'm hoping that he will be ready to try out the baby green ring in the spring!

October 2013

Look who's going under saddle!!Boomer is now going walk-trot-canter. Steering still needs work but he is coming along wonderfully! Big thank you to Sam Pritchard of Elation Equine Services for all her help! Boomer is currently at East Acres Equestrian and will get to live at the lovely Tackaberry Farm to continue his training for November. (mostly since I'm spoiled now and can't imagine winter without a heated indoor..) I'm looking forward to getting into program with him and having Kimberly Tackaberry help us along. She has such skill in developing young horses and I'm excited to get her help and input in making sure everything is JUST right to give this amazing athlete the best start possible.Zinzi and Lacey are still out to pasture and enjoying the time to grow and develop (especially Zinzi.. growing that Lupicor babe!)

September 2013

Zinzi successfully completed her KWPN IBOP in the Hunter Breeding direction and received a nice score of 75.5! She received 8's for her temperament, rideability and technique! This says a lot about this VERY sweet mare!!

Unfortunately she had a bit too much fluid in the front of her hock joints for the jury and did not receive any predicates at the inspection so I will present her again next year with her foal at foot. I suspect it was the long trailer ride and a bit of a lack of fitness from all her time off. Luckily with the IBOP done, she just needs to be presenting in hand and in a jump chute to receive any predicates.

On another note, a young daughter of Lupicor (the stallion Zinzi is in foal to) WON the $500k Hunter Derby at Saugerties. I see wonderful things in this foals future!!

Boomer is back to work under saddle and proving that having the summer to grow up has done WONDERS for him. His brain is completely ready to work and he is GORGEOUS.

August 2013

Beautiful Zinzi attended RMC III and was a star! After a month off and only her second real show she brought some a couple decent ribbons in big, competitive Baby green classes!There was marked improvement over the 3 days we were at the show and her temperament and personality really shone through!! We had lots of nice compliments!!

I'm really looking forward to her Lupicor foal!!!I've decided that a filly will be retained for my program, and a colt will be offered for sale! Contact me if you are interested.

July 2013

Well unfortunately our breeding to our first choice stallion Quasimodo Van de Molendreef was unsuccessful, but I'm excited to announce that Zinzi (Clinton x Nimmerdor) is in foal to the famous Lupicor! (Pictured at left)

This is a pretty fantastic 'second choice'!! The foal should be quite tall and leggy with excellent technique and lots of power and scope!!

I have not yet decided if the foal will be for sale, and will be waiting until it gets here to decide. If you are seriously interested in this foal, please feel free to contact me and discuss.

Zinzi will be attending her last show of the season at week 3 of Rocky Mountain Classic, after her 30 days check to be sure all is well with baby!

Lacey and Boomer are out to pasture for the summer and looking fantastic!

June 2013

Summer is trying to arrive...We had some flooding in the area, but nothing compared to the devastation of Calgary and High River. We did move the horses to higher ground to be safe, but the flooding only reached the back pasture and the outdoor ring.

Zinzi has been bred, and I'm waiting (not so patiently) for her pregnancy check. It sounds like a lot of breeders are having a hard time getting mares in foal this season but I will try to remain optimistic! It was a picture perfect breeding according to the vets and the semen quality was extremely good. FINGERS CROSSED!!! I've backed her off on work a little bit until I get the news she is pregnant. It has been very very hot here lately and I don't want her to get overheated. She did school the cross country course at Cochrane and had a lot of fun!! She will probably do a few more shows before the end of the summer.

Boomer and Lacey are doing a whole lot of nothing! Eating and growing. Boomer will go into work in September and I'm aiming at getting Lacey filled out enough to take her to the CWHBA in hand show in the fall. She is looking really fantastic!!

May 2013

The nice weather has finally arrived!Along with it, sadly, is the bugs.. but you won't hear be complain after that looooooong winter!!

Zinzi went to the Bow Valley Classic for week one and was absolutely wonderful!By day two we put in a couple of rounds that I was quite proud of and she brought home some wonderful ribbons, including a 3rd in the low hunters and a 3rd in the Under Saddle! She rounded out the show with a 4th, 5th, and 7th in the baby greens. Many of the mistakes were mine unfortunately! Having a year out of the saddle really puts you back a few steps! Hopefully I'll have myself sorted out by the next show and she can truly shine!!

Lincoln has been sold! He will be staying with my good friend Samantha Pritchard in her program at East Acres Equestrian north of Cochrane and will be eventing with one of her young riders!! They get along wonderfully and I'm so pleased that he will be staying under Sam's tutelage!

April 2013

Baloumerang SV attended the CWHBA Free Jump Competition in Olds Alberta April 13, 2013...and WHAT A SHOW he put on!!!!!

He was an outstanding blend of excited, cautious, and confident.. he trotted and cantered around that ring like he owned the place! He positively FLOATED above the ground.When it came time for the chute.. he showed those judges exactly what his ancestors gave him.. he proved himself to be catty, careful and TEXTBOOK with his form!

He won the three year old class and held one of the top scores of the day with 41.5.

Yet, showing off with such expression, he was still as polite and easy to handle as always. He is OUTSTANDING and I could NOT be prouder of this handsome man.

March 2013

Still cold and snowy.. waiting patiently for spring to come! Everyone is shedding like mad though so that is a great sign!Zinzi is going very well! Moving up in height and her flatwork is improving constantly. Her topline still needs building and she needs to carry herself a little more but she's a really lovely mare.

Boomer has had a handful of rides and is doing well. He is a super fancy mover but a little sensitive. Lots of work left to do but he's really coming along nicely. He will be going off property to free jump next week and if it goes well, he will be going to the Free Jumping competition at the Olds Ag. on April 13th! Hosted by the CWHBA!

Lincoln will be going for a trial for the first two weeks of April and I have a good feeling about it. He got along with the rider very well and I think they will make an excellent team!

February 2013

Zinzi has her first horse show under her belt!!We loaded up early in the morning and went to Andersons on Feb 3rd to do the baby green hunter classes.She was fantastic and went into her first 2'3 class and won it!! She was second in her next class too! She did get a little overconfident and we had some little chips in our last couple over fences classes.. but I couldn't have been happier with her!I'm still considering what her future will hold, but clearly 2'3 is not much of a challenge for her, so whether we continue in the hunters or move to the jumper ring I suspect we'll bump her up to the 3' stuff.

Baloumerang SV is officially under saddle. I've got him on the market, however if Lincoln sells by the end of March I'll be pulling Boomer off the market and preparing him for the 4 y/o classes next season. This guy is going to be something special.. I just know it! His 2012 brother by Banderas was chosen as one of the top Jumper colts for the Oldenburg society!

January 2013

A new year, a new website :)I intended to archive the old news sections but unfortunately my lack of computer savvy resulted in them being deleted! Too bad really... but I digress..

On January 19th we ran a small schooling show at Prairie Mountain Ranch near Carstairs. The facility was outstanding and the attendees had a lot of positive feedback. Based on that, we are considering holding another one in the summer. Stay tuned for that information!

Zinzi has been under saddle for a few months now and is really improving. We had a clinic the second weekend of January with local trainer Rodney Tulloch and I was very pleased with her. I'm intending to take her to the winter series at Anderson's and introduce her to the show ring in the baby green hunter division. ALso, it changes daily, but I'm still planning to breed her this spring. Choosing a 'date' is proving to be a difficult decision.. there is so much talent to choose from!

Boomer has been started under saddle and is being marketed for sale! Very sad for me, but having a baby under a year old at home and having Zinzi to focus on, he needs to go to a show home that will unlock his potential and turn him into the star I know he will be!

Lacey has improved greatly, she lost quite a bit of weight after weaning, but a careful feeding plan and a stall on coldest nights has her looking fantastic! She is such a beauty!

Lincoln is still on lease with one of Sam Pritchard's students and doing very well! He will be available for sale at the end of March and we will begin having people out to try him in February to find him perfect home.